Supplement · Mineral
Zinc picolinate
A mineral needed for immunity and growth. Reviews, side effects and research on zinc from parents of autistic and ADHD kids.
1 reviews · 1 languages · collected October 2026
The reviews so far were written by parents in Japan (1).
Of 1 reviews, 1 said things got better and 0 said they got worse.
No one reported things getting worse
Only 1 reviews so far, so treat the percentages as a rough guide.
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Boy
🇯🇵 Japan · Japanese · Oct 24, 2017
A parent of a son with developmental difficulties gave a zinc capsule on nights after he took his ADHD medication. From about the second day he woke up much more easily in the morning, and he swallows the capsule without trouble.
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31 PubMed papers · 489 participants
A review of 6 trials in children with ADHD found a slight gain in total scores but none for inattention or hyperactivity, and the evidence is weak. No trials exist for autism.
Key studiesPMID 34184967PMID 35311615PMID 38547138
Read this apart from parent experience. Studies average many children, so they may not match your child.
The one review we collected mentions no side effects. That doesn't mean there are none.
Call emergency services or go to the ER right away if your child
If an unusual change lasts more than a few days, tell your child's doctor.
We only pick posts in which parents describe trying something with their own child, from public parent forums and personal blogs. We don't copy the posts: we pull out the result, duration and side effects, write a short summary, and link every review to its original. These are parents who chose to write, so the numbers may differ from the real picture.
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